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The healing power of cucumber

The cucumber we know is usually a dark green, narrow, long cucumber but there are also light green, thicker, and shorter cucumbers. In addition, there is a short, thick orange cucumber variety. If ordinary cucumbers hang on a plant and turn orange, they are no longer tasty, but there is a tropical species that should turn orange before it is nice for consumption. In regions such as Australia and New Guinea, the orange cucumber is for sale on the market and is grown in gardens. It is mostly a organic vegetable on local markets. Organic vegetables contain, without exception, more nutritional value and healing power then commercial counterparts, because they contain more nutrients.

Greenhouse cucumbers are not healthy

In the Netherlands cucumbers are grown in greenhouses, not on soil but on substrate, a kind of water with synthetic minerals.

Read full article in October 2018 issue of VegaTales or download the free article.

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Lowering inflammations with cucumberNigerian research that shows cucumber has better anti-inflammation then the standard medicine Diclofenac. Cucumber fights inflammations without any side effects, as Diclofenac promotes inflammations on the long term, while suppressing it on the short term.20BritishJournalAgatemor822015BJPR19700.pdf (524.33KB)

Lowering inflammations with cucumberNigerian research that shows cucumber has better anti-inflammation then the standard medicine Diclofenac. Cucumber fights inflammations without any side effects, as Diclofenac promotes inflammations on the long term, while suppressing it on the short term.

Digestion promoting abilities of cucumberCucumber promotes digestion. It is a medicine against flatulence caused by consuming large quantities of carbohydrates.digestion-du-concombre-c-sativus.pdf (133.38KB)

Digestion promoting abilities of cucumberCucumber promotes digestion. It is a medicine against flatulence caused by consuming large quantities of carbohydrates.

Cucumber as pain killer and eliminator of free radicalsIndian study that sees a connection between oxidative stress promoting food (like sugar) and the experience of pain. When cucumber is consumed, less inflammations occur and therefore less pain is experienced. It seems that our food is very important in how we experience pain. This research is important because people use too many pain killing synthetics with side effects that are worse than the disease why they are taken, like dementia.JYPharm-2-365.pdf (636.75KB)

Cucumber as pain killer and eliminator of free radicalsIndian study that sees a connection between oxidative stress promoting food (like sugar) and the experience of pain. When cucumber is consumed, less inflammations occur and therefore less pain is experienced. It seems that our food is very important in how we experience pain. This research is important because people use too many pain killing synthetics with side effects that are worse than the disease why they are taken, like dementia.

Cucumber against oxidative stressOxidative stress is the cause of heart disease. Because cucumber fights oxidative stress, it is good for the heart. This research shows more reasons why cucumber is good for the heart, blood and, blood vessels.nutrients-10-00276.pdf (2.77MB)

Cucumber against oxidative stressOxidative stress is the cause of heart disease. Because cucumber fights oxidative stress, it is good for the heart. This research shows more reasons why cucumber is good for the heart, blood and, blood vessels.

Liverprotecting property of cucumberThis study shows that consuming cucumber is beneficial for the liver. In general, scientists poison livers by ginving test animals medicines like paracetamol. By giving medicinal plants, they watch how fast the liver recovers. In this way, the liver protecting properties are investigated.Antihepatotoxic_Potential_of_Cucumis_sat.pdf (1.15MB)

Liverprotecting property of cucumberThis study shows that consuming cucumber is beneficial for the liver. In general, scientists poison livers by ginving test animals medicines like paracetamol. By giving medicinal plants, they watch how fast the liver recovers. In this way, the liver protecting properties are investigated.